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Old 11-16-2011, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Oxymoron View Post
Question: "How many snails and crabs do I need for my tank?"Answer: A good rule of thumb is 1 crab for every gallon, and 1 snail for every gallon and a half. This is a good starting point, from here you can judge for yourself whether or not your clean up crew needs some additional recruitments.
That's ridiculous. The "and" part is even more ridiculous.

In my 90 I have 1 black brittle starfish (the only large starfish with good long-term survival and safe for fish), 3 Ring Cowries, 4 Astraea snails, 1 Fighting Conch, 2 Peppermint shrimp.

Be aware that hermits will eat snails when they get hungry.
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